The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
22.1°C
0.8° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 11PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
140
117
117
65
65
46
44
32
35
32
25
25
27
20
17
25
36
45
24
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:44PM1.61m
8:25AM1.88m
8:23PM1.52m
9:10AM1.91m
9:05PM1.40m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.34m
1:53AM0.10m
2:39PM0.35m
2:31AM0.08m
3:32PM0.40m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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1
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4
5
1
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Temp °C
27
30
27
25
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
24
23
22
21
22
Feels °C
28
31
28
26
21
22
22
23
24
23
22
24
24
25
25
26
25
23
23
24
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